The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02
ATHLETES IN THE RAIN.
THE NEW FORK ATHLETIC CLUBS
NINETEENTH ANNUAL GAMES.

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The Enriish Har,.er-throwips Record
An,nshed-Gome Other Records beaten.
and Fine Ttmo Made on Wet Track.
The grand stand at the New York Athletic
Clubs Mott Haven grounds was we'll filed yes
terday afternoon In spite OF the cquinoctiai
downpour with mon and women who had come
to see the clubs nineteenth annual fall Rames-
The wet and sticky condition Of the cinder path
made It certain that no track records would DO
broken, but tho presence Of W. Boyd Page. A.
B. Coke, W. ]. M. Barry, and q. O. Carter raised
expectations which were not disappointed.
Barry badly smashed the best English record
for hammer throwing; Tom Ray OF England
improved the American pole vaulting figures,
and L. q. Carter could have dislocated the three
milo running record had he been pressed In
tho last lap. As 1t was. he came within two
flfths of second OF eaualling It. Thos Mo.
Even was Judge OF walking, and proved the
correctness Of disqualification Of Clarke at the
championship games by promptly throwing
out the English walker In tho one-mile special
race. gotten up for him. Clarke was skipping
before he had gone lap. i
Geo. r. Gray Of New York city wor, the flrst
event, the scratch 10 pounds shot putting COM
test. with throw Of Al feet, TX inches. The
New York A. O. man, Barry was second, WITH .
put OF SO feet inches. Lambrecht. ex-Aner-
lean amateur champion, could do no better
than got third with 81 feet OK inches.
l.. Il. Sharp Of the Spartan Harriers GO yardsl
and E. Hjerteborg, Olympic A. @. $50 yards).
had a great race Of 1t tho last two laps Of the
9ne.mile handicap run. Sharp was all but
drunken man as he burst the tape two yards
ahead Of the Olympian In minutes SO sec
Heasy as as On GOOD as
G, George ran on Fleetwood's mile circuit.
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Clarke. being disqualified, q Pastime. man.
sescads Won h S~a Athletic ass
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Ign last year. It beats Payins Irish record BY
The iSS yards scratch run took two trial
between the TTanhattaa man. Fred wsstl1S.
G. White. Fast time for the wet track-l2x
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The st others dT0pgged out q two miles, -.
Barry formerly 81 Irelsnd, now Of ths New
fG5s had with .hssT e st
English record under the British. rules, which
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l21 feet 8 inches, Barry,s first cast was 100
feet inches gsst but when hs sent the big Of
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A; ". s. ,cochrsne Of the New Yorks third. 'N
Some beautiful timber topping was done in
final heat E NJ. Vandervoort Of the Manhattan
&c p Yards defeated Alex Jordan Of the New
Manhattans tscratch) was third.
The American pole-vaulttng record Tray Of
championship games, II feet Y Of an Inch, wa4
improved BY him Yesterday by an inch. He had
turf. as 1t Is in England. A., A. Jordan was
second to Ray In the scratch pole vaulting
Sompetition. and another New York A. Q. man.
The two-m mile bicycle race was captured BY
.. Irving Halstead Of tho Harlem Wheelmen
Parker. Harlem Wheelmen $50 yardsl. second.
The obstacle race. over, and under barrels.
other distractions, was won by A: A. Jordan.
]. Il. Bell Spartan Harriers. second. and G. M.
Smith. New York A. O.. third. Time. minute